How do I make a hyperlink in labview which links my text to a file folder on the desktop

[jakers]

Hello,

I have yellow text boxes explaining my code in labview and would like to link C:\Users\Brett\Desktop\Chemostat Project 5-21-13.

This would be easier for the user to just click the text. Instead of looking it up.

jakers

[alexderjuengere]

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@jakers wrote:

Hello,

I have yellow text boxes explaining my code in labview and would like to link C:\Users\Brett\Desktop\Chemostat Project 5-21-13.

This would be easier for the user to just click the text. Instead of looking it up.

jakers

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hi jakers,

are you looking for a tooltip?

You could use the context help!

This article is about documenting your code regarding to wires:

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/D410C0E5A4763B5886256D49005454F2

[Bob_Y.]

Jakers,

I don't think you can create links in comments. However, if you want to go through quite a bit of work, you can create an XNode that will do it. XNodes are NOT easy to do and I have not been very successful at using them, but it is the only way I can think of to get the feature you are asking for.

This link helps to explain xnodes and has other useful links if you decide to create one:

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/what-is-an-xnode/m-p/1307516/highlight/true#M537812

Much easier would be to include instruction to copy/paste a link into a browser.

Good Luck,

Bob

[Don_Phillips · Accepted solution]

Already been done 

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-15362

Cheers!

[Bob_Y.]

I thought I had heard of this and I am glad to see that it is already built. Yes, I would heartily recommend the XBoxes as described in that link (and I plan to use them as well).

Thanks for the link.